[3] In an interview with NBC, Sean Cononie (founder of the Homeless Voice) claimed that "The Homeless Voice revenue helps cover the cost of food, shelter and social services for more than 400 men, women and children each month".
[4] Paper vendors are typically homeless and sell the newspaper as a temporary job.
[8] The hotel, billed as the Stay Plus Inn (a former Howard Johnson's), has faced claims that it was taking advantage of the homeless by taking the majority or entirety of their limited income, which kept them from saving for the future.
[8] Cononie has responded that it was common for shelters to request that its residents pay a program fee.
[9] According to the Homeless Voice's own website, in 2017, they opened a facility, called "Motel 8" in Lake City.